Eight years ago I put together a list of the Top 10 Futurist Websites, a post that continues to be the most popular on the site. Now that it’s 2020 and the future is officially here, the time has come to update the list and see if anything has changed. Interestingly, all of the sites… Continue Reading
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Are Government Viral Labs a Threat to Society?
The world watches Wuhan with a growing fear. In an unprecedented move, the Chinese government has quarantined entire cities and tens of millions of people sit inside their homes fearful of what is occurring outside. The 11 million inhabitants of Wuhan are seen as the genesis point of the highly contagious version of the new… Continue Reading
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[Review] Moving to Mars at the Design Museum
The colonisation of Mars is on the horizon. Although we might not meet the ambitious timelines put forward by a private company such as SpaceX (a million people on Mars by 2050), and the headline-grabbing PR effort that was Mars One went quietly bankrupt last year, there are still a number of more measured government-backed… Continue Reading
Artificial Evidence and the Death of Public Truth
Truth in the public sphere is dying and there doesn’t seem to be much we can do to stop it from happening. What’s needed is a movement towards critical thinking and interrogation of all narratives presented to the public, building a more nuanced picture of truth that does not merely rely on what were previously… Continue Reading
A Futurist Roadmap: 21 Advancements Needed to Survive the 21st Century
The 21st Century will present a number of imminent challenges that we will need to overcome in order to thrive (and survive) as a globally connected society. For many of these challenges, advancements in technology and the way our relationships are reconfigured will prove vital to help us overcome them successfully and comprehensively. There are… Continue Reading
9 Reasons Why You Should Delete Facebook
This is a moment of reckoning for Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook’s relentless pursuit of social media dominance. There is a widespread call for accountability that could change the conversation around digital privacy, but it will ultimately rely on enough of us moving away from the platform to ensure that lasting changes are made. Following on… Continue Reading